The best way to convert a fantasy or a dream into a
goal, which you can readily achieve, is to write your dream or fantasy down and
then to formulate a broad plan to achieve that goal. This simple step begins
the process, of goal achievement, by creating something concrete in your mind.
This then programs your mind to start looking for opportunities, which are
aligned with turning your intangible dreams and fantasies into real and
meaningful realized outcomes.
Get Clarity
When you have clarity and you know what you are
looking for, it gives your mind a “focused set of eyes” and you begin to see
opportunities that were there all along, but you were not seeing them, because
you had not programmed your mind to look for them. For example: if you decide
to buy a new car, that brand of car seems to miraculously appear everywhere you
look. This is the programming and clarity you want to direct onto turning your
dreams in reality.
Tell your brain what to look for and it will begin
to notice the people, resources and hidden ideas, which you need to turn your
thoughts into something real and meaningful. When your dreams are defined by audacious,
distant and unclear vague ideas, your mind is thrown off and does not know what
to search for. Ambiguity is the biggest killer of dreams and will make
achieving your dreams virtually impossible. Until you clarify around what you
want, you are wasting your most powerful resource, namely your powerful mind.
When it is programmed properly, it will relentlessly search for answers and opportunities
to help you succeed.
Give your Mind Clear Instructions
Your mind operates at its most optimal level, when
it has clear instructions. This is obvious, try sending someone shopping for
you with vague instructions about what you want. What do you think the odds are
that they will return with exactly what you want? If on the other hand you
clearly write out a list defining exactly what you want. Then the odds are
stacked in favour of them returning with exactly what you want. Commit to write
out a really clear shopping list for your brain today and over time your brain
will deliver exactly that to you.
Create a Strategic Plan
Your clear, precise strategic plan will give your
mind a clear set of instructions, so that it can get to work finding the
information you need to achieve exactly what you want. Think of your plan in
terms of creating a road map, to get you from where you are to where you want
to go.
How Long Should it Take?
The first step is to define how long it will take
to complete the journey. If you set out on a journey to cross Africa, but you
have no specific timeline in mind, you are unable to create a plan. How far do
you need to travel each day, when do you need to refuel, where will you sleep
each day etc.? The same is true for your goals. If you have a written dream or
fantasy, but you do not have a timeline in which you are required to achieve
the goal. You have no way of measuring your progress; there is no urgency and
pressure to take action.
Break Your Goal into Bite Size Chunks
When you have a timeline for achieving your goals,
you can easily break your goal back into achievable bite size chunks and
consistently measure your progress. This will help you to stay on track and
ensure that the actions you are taking daily are aligned with the outcome you
are trying to achieve.
As you travel through Africa o your journey, there
are a myriad of routes you could take. Not all of them are as efficient as the each
other. The same is true for achieving your goals. There are many different ways
of achieving the same outcome, but not all of them are as efficient or
effective as the other. It is for this reason that you must clearly define what
you need to do each day and also include a timeline, clearly describing, when
you will accomplish each step in the process.
What Resources do you need?
On this journey through Africa, you must be clear
on who you will be taking along to help you on the trip. Goal achieving is the
same, identify and clearly define who you need to assist you and their roles
required to do so.
Research and Discover any Possible
Challenges
Before embarking on your trip you must research the
conditions, route etc. Nobody would attempt to travel through Africa without
doing the correct research. It is at your own peril that you will neglect this
crucial step when embarking on the most important journey of your life, namely
you journey to realize you dreams.
The success of a journey, of the magnitude of
traveling through Africa requires acquiring numerous resources. The journey to
creating tangible and real goals is no different. Carefully consider all the
resources you will need to make the journey from mediocrity to super achievement
and then build a plan to bring them into your experience.
Acquire the Knowledge and Skills you need
Any long journey requires special skills and
knowledge. So before embarking on your journey to success, take a really hard
and in-depth look at yourself and define and make plans to acquire the
training, skills and knowledge you will need to succeed.
Think of the goal achieving process as a wonderful
journey, which will provide loads of enjoyment and fulfilment. As long as you
look on your road to super achievement as a wonderful and very enjoyable
journey, you will get to start enjoying your life right now, not one day when
you achieve success. Bringing super achievement, meaning and fulfilment is a
process, which can and should start right now.
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